In the early 20th Century, Twin City Rapid Transit Company operated special sightseeing streetcars that toured the Twin Cities. In this photo, two of them are at the Mounds Park wye at the south end of Earl Street.

The Mounds' picturesque hills gave Mounds View Township and later the school district, high school and village their names. For many years a play area for youth, hikers, picnickers, and skiers, the Mounds were taken out of the public and private...

Site of Indian burial mounds in Saint Paul, Minnesota. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio...

Hans Johnshoy (1847-1937) arrived in Pope County from Norway via Wisconsin in 1870, settling in Blue Mounds Township. Hans Johnshoy wrote recollections of his pioneer life and the building up of Blue Mounds Township and Barsness and Immanuel...